The Wild Girls: A Novel

In the vein of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware, a deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller about a group of old friends who plan to reconnect on an African safari vacation, but soon learn that their wild pasts have finally caught up with them.
“A wonderfully atmospheric thriller of secrets, lies and betrayals . . . a heart-stopping rollercoaster of a read.” —B.A. Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors
FOUR FRIENDS. A LUXURY RETREAT. IT’S GOING TO BE MURDER.
It’s been years since Grace, Felicity, Alice, and Hannah were together. The “Wild Girls,” as they were once called, are no longer so wild. Alice is a teacher. Hannah has a new baby. Grace is a homebody. Only Felicity seems to have retained her former spark.
Then Felicity invites them all on the weekend of a lifetime—a birthday bash in Botswana. It will be a chance to have fun and rekindle their once bomb-proof friendship… and finally put that one horrible night, all those years ago, behind them for good.
But soon after arriving at the luxury safari lodge, a feeling of unease settles over them. There’s no sign of the party that was promised. There’s no phone signal. They are on their own… and things start to go very, very wrong.
A fresh approach to the classic locked-room mystery, The Wild Girls is sure to appeal to fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley.
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Community Reviews
When I was looking for a new thriller to read I came across this one set in the wilds of Africa and my interest was immediately piqued.
Four friends are reuniting after years apart to celebrate a birthday and it all seems like the trip of a lifetime.
Things quickly take a turn though and the opulent accommodations that were a welcome escape from mundane lives will soon feel like the last place they want to be.
There's lots of tension among the friends and you get a sense that the last time they were all together they didn't part on the most pleasant of terms.
It was a bit predictable; I didn't find myself blown away by any of the reveals and I wanted more involvement of the African setting, but overall it was a good read with pacing that kept my attention.
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